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Description

Where to find it

Shop name

Defines your brand, most notably on search engines (Google, Yahoo!, Bing...).

"Shop Parameters" menu, "Contact" page, "Stores" tab, then in the "Contact details" section, edit the "Shop name" option.

Shop logo

Defines your brand visually. The default logo says "Classic", which is the name of the default theme.
Displayed at the top left of every page of your store, as well as in your invoices and other automatic e-mails.

"Design" menu, "Theme & Logo" page, "Your current theme" section, then change the various default images to your logo.

Default shop currency

The currency in which you want to set the default price for your products.

"International" menu, "Localization" page, "Configuration" section.
If the currency is not available, you must import a localization pack for its country first: use the "Import a localization pack" tool from the same page.

Shop information

Several blocks presenting the phone number for your shop, your contact address and the email for your shop. These are displayed at various places in the front-offices.

The information comes from "Shop Parameters" menu, "Contact" page, "Stores" tab, then in the "Contact details" section.

To disable it, refer to the "Contact information" module.

Advertising

A block presenting an image with a link to another site.
Displayed in front office, left column.

"Advertising block" module.

Image slider

The slider presents several images, scrolling one after the other. It is a strong visual signature for your store and products.
Usually placed front and center of the homepage

"Image slider" module.

Pages

The content of static pages, such as "About Us", "Delivery", "Legal Notice", "Terms and Conditions", and "Secure Payment". Some of them have default content, which you should adapt to your business; some others are empty, and you should paste your own text.
Displayed in the "Information" section of the footer.

"Design" menu, "pages" page, then edit and create pages at will.

Social networks

A block presenting several icons to follow your company on social media. It won't display by default, so make sure you enter your social media links on the module.
When active, displays in the footer, right column.

"Social media follow links" module.
Social media sharingOn each product page, 4 buttons to share the page's URL on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Google + and Pinterest."Social media share buttons" module.
Top menu

The top of the default theme uses a top menu to indicate categories that the visitor can go to, as well as links to other locations.

"Main menu" module.
ReassuranceOn the product page, a block allows you to display some reassurance details. Use it to give some details about your return policy ("Free returns!"), your security policy ("Secured payments"), etc., so that visitors will feel it's safe to order on your shop."Customer reassurance" module.
Legal compliance  
Homepage contentThe default theme contains a lot of demo content: texts, images, links, etc. If you intend on using that theme for your own store instead of buying your theme, you should make sure to remove all the default content first."Theme configurator" module: this module handles a lot of things on your theme. Mainly, it enables you to switch some feature off and on (social sharing buttons, top banner, payment logos, etc.), and perhaps more importantly, it lets you easily add/change images on your home-page.
"Custom text block" module: this module helps you manager the two last blocks at the bottom of the home-page, right before the footer: the "Free shipping etc." one and the "Custom block" one.

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